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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter VII: The Earth and Her Inhabitants.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the medieval spirits become in Christian writing?
(a) Saints.
(b) Ghosts.
(c) Angels.
(d) Priests.

2. What is the story about Cato and Marcia an allegory for?
(a) Lust.
(b) Adultery.
(c) Friendship.
(d) Marriage.

3. What does Lewis say the modern world imposes on objects?
(a) Properties.
(b) Restrictions.
(c) Desires.
(d) Obedience.

4. Where did medieval man think God dwelled?
(a) The equator.
(b) Heaven.
(c) The sky.
(d) The moon.

5. What was a flawed art in the Middle Ages?
(a) Pressing.
(b) Printing.
(c) Caligraphy.
(d) Cartography.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which kind of soul gave the power to see and move?

2. What led to the belief of unicorns?

3. What did medieval men use to predict things?

4. What does Somnious Scipionus mean?

5. What did the term "the end of the earth" mean to medieval people?

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